The app is developed by Shen Ye, and is available free of cost. One major aspect of the Android L Keyboard standalone app is that it can be installed without rooting a smartphone. Shen Ye also claims that the app will offer an ad-free experience to users.

After its announcement at this year's Google I/O, Android L featured the keyboard functionality, and a version of Android L Keyboard that was pulled out from the developer preview of the OS went live on Google Play.

As of now, Android L developer preview is restricted to users of Nexus 7 and the Nexus 5. The developer preview version also focuses on enhancing the battery life of Nexus 5 via Google's Project Volta.